Are perpetually trying to defeat the country by non-democratic means

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In this special program we talk with Chris Gilbert, Professor of Political Studies, Bolivarian University of Venezuela, on the eve of President Maduro's inauguration.

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00:00For sure. I mean, I think when you look at the attacks that come from the global north,

00:04or parts of the global north against Venezuela, it's not only mediatic. Mediatic is an important

00:08part of it, but there's also, as you're pointing out, I mean, they always pursue the non-democratic,

00:14the violent, direct methods of taking, of toppling a government they don't like. And so we've seen

00:20both of that for almost 20 years. I mean, the first coup d'etat attempt here was in 2002,

00:27and there have been almost perpetual or ongoing attempts

00:32to take down the country by undemocratic means.

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